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Toyota to resume production at all Japan plants (AP)

FILE - In this file photograph taken June 27, 2010, Toyota Prius sedans are lined up at a dealership in the west Denver suburb of Lakewood, Colo. Toyota said Wednesday, April 6, 2011, it has sold one million Prius hybrids in the United States.(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)AP – Toyota Motor Corp. says it will resume car production at all Japanese plants from April 18 to 27.


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Govt to release findings of Toyota investigation (AP)

AP – The Obama administration is completing a 10-month investigation into runaway Toyotas, preparing a review that could address whether faulty electronics played a role in the Japanese automaker’s safety recalls.

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Toyota to pay $32.4M in extra fines (AP)

A visitor looking at Toyota Motor's vehicles is reflected on a black vehicle at its showroom in Tokyo November 5, 2010. REUTERS/Toru HanaiAP – Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to pay the government a record $32.4 million in additional fines to settle an investigation into its handling of two recalls at the heart of its safety crisis.


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Toyota recalling 1.53 million cars globally (AP)

FILE - The sign at San Francisco Toyota car dealership is shown in San Francisco, in this Jan. 26, 2010 file photo. Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday Oct. 21, 2010 it is recalling 1.53 million Lexus, Avalon and other models, mostly in the U.S. and Japan, for brake fluid and fuel pump problems. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)AP – Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it is recalling 1.53 million Lexus, Avalon and other models, mostly in the U.S. and Japan, for brake fluid and fuel pump problems.


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Toyota lashed out at instructor during big recall (AP)

In this Feb. 23, 2010 file photo, David Gilbert, an associate professor of automotive technology at Southern Illinois University in Carbpondale, Ill., testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Oversight and Investigations subcommittee hearing on Toyota. Gilbert uncovered possible flaws in Toyota vehicles that was causing some of the world's most popular cars to accelerate suddenly. Electronic messages show that the world's largest automaker tried repeatedly to cast doubt on his findings and even questioned whether he should be employed by the school, which had long been a recipient of company donations. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP – It’s the kind of publicity any university might dream about: An instructor uncovers a possible flaw that’s causing some of the world’s most popular cars to accelerate suddenly. His ground-breaking work attracts interest from Congress and reporters worldwide.


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Troubled Toyota recalls about 92,000 cars in Japan (AP)

A new 2010 Lexus LS460 model sedan is unloaded for final delivery from a transport truck outside the Keyes Lexus dealership on Thursday, July 1, 2010, in Van Nuys, Calif. Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday about 270,000 cars sold worldwide, including luxury Lexus sedans, could have faulty engines, the latest quality lapse to hit the automaker following massive global recalls. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP – Toyota started recalling more than 90,000 luxury Lexus and Crown vehicles Monday in Japan over defective engines — the latest setback for the automaker beset with quality problems.


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Troubled Toyota recalls some 92,000 cars in Japan (AP)

A new 2010 Lexus LS460 model sedan is unloaded for final delivery from a transport truck outside the Keyes Lexus dealership on Thursday, July 1, 2010, in Van Nuys, Calif. Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday about 270,000 cars sold worldwide, including luxury Lexus sedans, could have faulty engines, the latest quality lapse to hit the automaker following massive global recalls. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP – Toyota started recalling more than 90,000 luxury Lexus and Crown vehicles Monday in Japan over defective engines — the latest setback for the automaker beset with quality problems.


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